RIP Elephant Clock

I just witnessed a 42" x 30" mirror come crashing off the wall above my mantle, bringing down everything else around it, including my elephant clock. 
 

More than the broken possessions, I was upset that the mirror fell in the first place.  I was been so proud of the job I did hanging it, measuring not once, but twice to line up the hooks on each side with the brackets, getting everything to line up perfectly on the first try.  I saw my success in the DIY hanging job of a heavy object as a small victory in my single living adventure.  It was the kind of job that would have been much easier with two pairs of hands and two sets of eyes, but I had done it all by myself.

Less than 30 minutes after finishing the job, I was sitting on my couch when the mirror peeled the hanging brackets off the wall and fell towards me - I had a front row seat to my very own domestic disaster.  There are currently shards of glass and plaster everywhere, plus microscopic mirror dust produced by the impact of hitting the coffee table.  I'll need a big box to safely transport all these pieces to the dumpster out back and right now, the only box I have is a shoe box.  I'm finding it hard to ignore the irony of this particular  detail of my situation.  I just unloaded the last of our big moving boxes through Craigslist. 

Logistical cleanup details aside, I'm a little too shaken to think about cleaning up right now and it just feels more appropriate to sit down in the middle of the mess to post these pictures.

This next picture provides a glimpse of my seat on the couch (bottom left) ....

If anyone knows a good source (I'm already searching Ebay) for finding a vintage elephant clock, please let me know. 

Comments

[melissa]

It's okay to cry. Thats what I would do. It won't help, but nothing will. Sorry.

[Michelle]

Oh, no!!! I would cry too. I'm glad you're OK, though. I'll keep my eyes out for an appropriate clock.

[jenn]

Oh, that's horrible! I'm so sorry, lady!

[Cassie]

Ugh! So sorry! These things happen to everyone, though. I've seen less heavy mirrors come crashing off of walls after being hung by 'professionals'. And I've heard some ceiling fan disaster stories.